The Center for the Study of Global Christianity is an academic research center that monitors worldwide demographic trends in Christianity, including outreach and mission. We provide a comprehensive collection of information on the past, present, and future of Christianity in every country of the world. Our data and publications help churches, mission agencies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to be more strategic, thoughtful, and sensitive to local contexts.

Educates the public on global Christianity by serving as a resource to both secular and religious media outlets, including The New York Times, The Economist, National Geographic, and Christianity Today.

Helps churches, mission agencies, and non-profits maximize their effectiveness by measuring Christian outreach and evangelization efforts (such as Bible translation, media, and missionary presence) among the world’s peoples and languages.

In addition, the Center

Advocates for solidarity between Christians of different traditions by working on joint projects with the Boston Theological Institute, which includes Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant theological schools.

Maintains and makes available to researchers a collection of materials on global Christianity and world religions, including a 12,000-volume library and more than 1 million printed documents (such as newspaper and magazines articles, scholarly publications, census reports, and correspondence).

Offers graduate-level classes at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Boston University School of Theology on global Christianity and on issues related to social justice, including advocating for religious freedom and encouraging wisdom in international development.

The Center for the Study of Global Christianity is constantly engaging in demographic research and updating statistics for the World Christian Database. In addition to these tasks, we are almost always engaged in several other projects, both major and minor. Please click here to see a list of our current public projects.

Throughout its history, the Center for the Study of Global Christianity has produced many world-class reference works including the recent Atlas of Global Christianity (Edinburgh University Press, 2009). Additionally, we also produce and maintain the World Christian Database (Brill) online, and regularly publish articles in journals and encyclopedias. Please click here to see our full list of publications.